Columbia, SC Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Columbia, SC Metro Area's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
31.9%
2023
35.0%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+9.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.9% | — |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +0.8 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +0.3 pp (0.9%) |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +0.6 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +0.6 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +0.8 pp (2.3%) |